Quilt No.540MH - Mary Holland
Description:
Unfinished piece of hexagon patchwork with letters as templates still in place. One hexagon has date '1876' and one has a 2p postage stamp. Wide variety of materials, mainly cottons, a few printed wools, linens, some glazed furnishing fabrics, some block prints. All hand stitched.
560 x 510mm
560 x 510mm
History:
Possibly made by Anne Campbell great grandmother of Mary Holland, the present owner, about 1875. Mary inherited it from her mother, Hilda Bertram (born Luscombe).
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